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VOCA fee increase proposed

The Board of Directors for the Village of Oakcreek Assocation, a homeowner’s association in VOC which includes 2,400 residential and commercial lots and the championship Oakcreek Country Club golf course, has proposed raising annual dues for members from $180...

Legal pot may head to ballot

The proposed Smart & Safe Arizona ballot initiative that will begin collecting signatures this month for placement on the 2020 ballot aims to decriminalize marijuana for adults aged 21 and over and expand the legal market from medical-only to...

Balloon draws eyes upward

The unidentified light bulb-shaped object in the sky west of Sedona, that puzzled residents for several hours on Friday, Aug. 30, was a helium balloon floating at 55,000 to 60,000 feet. The 400-foot-tall balloon, designed to carry payloads into...

New District ranger takes the helm

Nicole Branton, who had served as District Ranger for Coconino’s Red Rock Ranger District since 2013, accepted a deputy forest supervisor position in northern Washington state’s Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest earlier this month. She began the new job on...

Forest moves to regulate commercial short stops

If a new permit program proposed by Coconino National Forest goes into effect, commercial tour operators who currently use one of three Red Rock District locations for brief scenic rest stops — typi­cally 30 minutes or less — would...

Sculptor Kim Kori back after brain surgery

For the last month, Kim Kori, a prominent Sedona-based sculptor, has been recovering from emergency surgery following a brain hemorrhage she experienced at her home. During a recent interview at her Uptown studio and home, Kori appeared upbeat and...

About Me

Scott Shumaker has covered Arizona news since 2012. His work has previously appeared in Scottsdale Airpark News, High Country News, The Entertainer! Magazine and other publications. Before moving to the Village of Oak Creek, he lived in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Reno, Nevada.
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